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TIL: Robert P. Hansen was a real life American-Russian spy that sold thousands of documents to the Soviet/Russian government between the years of 1979-2001. He was sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms at ADX Florence Supermax Prison.

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kOAGg TIL about the "Cat Telephone". In 1929, Princeton researchers opened a cat's skull and connected the auditory nerve to a telephone. When one researcher spoke in the cat’s ear, the other could hear it through the receiver 50 feet away. The experiment ultimately became the basis for cochlear implants.
m1rgv TIL that in the 2006 World Cup, during the match between Croatia and Australia, a Croatian player received 3 yellow cards before being sent off. Days later, the referee Graham Poll retired from international tournaments, citing the error as the reason
Mm4a TIL ~70% of Cocaine in the U.S. is cut with Levamisole, a toxic Chemo drug used to treat certain invasive cancers, because it looks like cocaine, maintains its consistency, acts as a stimulant, and even passes street purity tests. It lowers the body’s WBCs & Immune System, even in occasional users
dOPE TIL Not only did there used to be giant sloth, but there were giant MARINE sloths
4kngN TIL that Adolf Hitler favored Clark Gable above all other actors. During World War II, Hitler offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture and bring Gable to him unscathed.